The Odd Relative: Platinum Glamour

After writing about the Platinum 3776 and its more than 40 years of history, it is only natural to mention its weird relative, the Platinum Glamour marketed in 1987.

The reason for this is clear—not only the Glamour follows the style of the original 3776 of 1978, but also Platinum described it as a modification of that model “by giving it a thicker body but making it compact”. And on the pen box Platinum added “a sense of proportion in deformation”.

"A sense of proportion in deformation. An attractive design”. Platinum dixit.

Well, not the strangest argument in marketing, but certainly paradoxical.

In any event, the interesting detail of the Glamour, beyond its deformed shape, is the fact that Platinum had to create a specific nib –with its corresponding feed—to create that pen. In this regard, it relates to the limited release 3776 Decade and its original nib.

The gold nib (14 K) of the Glamour. It also exists in steel.

Back in 2010 I published a review of the Glamour with a gold nib—more comfortable than what its shape and size might suggest, a stiff nib, and a high price. And right now, even more expensive.

Sailor Mini (1971), 21 K - Sailor Blue

Bruno Taut
June 10th, 2023
labels: Platinum